My last few trips have been to the US and Europe and I loved the places I've visited, but the postpandemic costs of hotels, restaurants, entertainment, etc. are getting out of hand. That's why I've been thinking about taking the family (I have elementary school-aged kids) to a less expensive destina...
Looking to go somewhere sunny and warmer from Toronto in January/February for an extended period of time (a few weeks or a month at least) with a family of three. What are tips to minimize spending, especially on accommodation? We don’t have to be right by a beach or major attraction. Just want to b...
Dec 5th, 2023 6:30 am
When planning your vacation? Do you take care of everything all at once or spread it out trying to get the lowest price?I'm just curious, does it make any difference?
Hi I am looking at west jet and Air Canada packages to Las Vegas It says resort fees are payable at the hotel on checkout. I thought this fee was included in price I paid tour operator If you have been on a package deal to Las Vegas please tell me if you had to pay this fee when you checked out. Tha...
We are looking for a hotel in San Diego in Nov and when searching Costco, it states that it doesn't have any hotels only available but it does have vacation packages that include a car plus hotel. The interesting thing is that the vacation deal package from Costco is cheaper than just booking the ...
We have been to Florida numerous times and understand it’s hurricane season. We can reconsider close to if there is something brewing. We found a few accommodation options on the beach. Monday - Friday and room rates are decent. Saturday - Sunday the rates sky rocket. Idea: Stay in Myrtle Beach Mond...
... trips to Myrtle Beach via rental car and 1 All-inclusive to Jamica in 2016 for a wedding. Family and I are looking at booking an ~10 day Christmas vacation and can't decide on a location (DR, Jamica, Mexico etc...). Best bang for our buck All-inclusive and Beaches are what we are looking for. Budget ...
Does anyone know how to get the Hilton Grand Vacation offers outside of the ones listed on the site? I only see two offers on the site, Orlando and Las Vegas, at $249/stay, however I saw threads where people posted a ton of other destinations, ...
Mar 29th, 2023 1:20 pm
I just booked a vacation with Sunwing and noticed that the flights are with Westjet. I didn't have an option to prebook my seats when I first booked the vacation so I phoned Sunwing to ask if it was possible to prebook seats. They ...
I have both cards and wondering which I should book vacation with for best cancelation protection etc?
Mar 9th, 2023 8:02 am
Just curious if anyone used this online travel company Exoticca? Prices seem reasonable but have seen some bad reviews online through tripadvisor. Thanks in advance.
I am a little stunned writing this. My family and I had a trip planned for tomorrow afternoon, December 6th. We were flying from Ottawa to Vancouver as a surprise visit to my little nephew who lives in Vancouver. Our flight was at 1:45pm tomorrow. We were returning this Sunday, December 11th, via We...
Dec 5th, 2022 3:09 pm
Looking for advice and comments on a split stay vacation to Varadero/Havana with Westjet Vacations. Going with WJ to use up expiring WJ dollars from covid cancellations. The available packages include 3 days in Havana and 4 days at an all-inclusive ...
Has anyone done a direct deal with the owner for a vacation rental, not going through a website or agency?They have a contract. They are in USA. Payment is required 30 days before.Any tips for not getting scammed? What is the best method to pay?
Nov 10th, 2022 9:00 am
We are looking for Christmas/spring break vacation packages (preferrably all inclusive or cruise packages) with very flexible cancellation policies, given the uncerntain covid situation. Can anybody point me the directions? Where should we look? ...
Thinking of booking a vacation package to the Carribean through Air Canada Vacations (ACV), primarily due to the extra points on an Aeroplan card. Any opinions on using ACV recently? Is it good value compared to say Costco Travel, Expedia, booking on your own via hotel/airline sites?
I booked a car rental about a month ago for my vacation in Calgary. I was going through all my reservations (hotel, rental, Airbnb) to check if I made any mistakes. By chance I found this in my car rental confirmation email: "I confirm I did ...
My plan is to fly out from Toronto to Calgary on Thursday evening and to make the most of Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning to afternoon to see the very best Alberta has to offer I will obviously obtain a rental car at Calgary airport for this purpose. - Banff, Lake Louise, Lake Morraine, Sulphur ...
Enlisting the help on you kind folks who are well educated in traveling. I'm looking to go to Disney World for 7 nights. The Air Canada Walt Disney World packages caught my eye as it seems you can get off season hotel and flights for less than $1000. I kinda want to stay at a Disney resort as they g...
Planning a 4-5 night vacation plans for 2 in Maldives. Looking for a beach hotel/resort/villa. Over the water villas costing thousands of $$ are out of reach. Only interested in beaches and nice hotel rooms. No interest in exploring ...